Day: August 27, 2018

Image copyright Getty Images The top US official overseeing student loan complaints has resigned, alleging that the government has abandoned borrowers, US media report. Seth Frotman, who served as Student Loan Ombudsman at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) for three years, is due to leave by Friday. His resignation letter reportedly said the CFPB…

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionHow weather forecasts are used to prevent cholera outbreaksCholera cases in Yemen have been slashed by a new system that predicts where outbreaks will occur. Last year, there were more than 50,000 new cases in just one week – this year, the numbers plummeted to about 2,500.…

Image copyright AFP Image caption Right-wing demonstrators carried placards reading “Stop the asylum flood” Several people have been injured as police in the east German city of Chemnitz try to keep apart rival protests over a murder on Sunday. Far-right activists gathered in the centre for a second day as a Syrian and an Iraqi…

Image copyright CBS A nine-year-old boy has killed himself after enduring four days of homophobic bullying at school in Denver, Colorado, his mother says. Leia Pierce told KDVR-TV that her son, Jamel Myles, revealed to her over the summer that he was gay. She said Jamel wanted to go to school and tell his classmates…

A judge in Uganda has granted bail to popular musician-turned-politician Bobi Wine who is facing treason charges alongside 33 others. They are accused of throwing stones at a vehicle in President Yoweri Museveni’s convoy earlier this month. Bobi Wine, affectionately known as the “ghetto president”, appeared on crutches in court. The army, who had detained…

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Moroccan singer Saad Lamjarred has previously been accused of sexual assault Moroccan singer Saad Lamjarred has been detained in southern France over new allegations of rape, officials say. The alleged incident took place in a hotel in Saint-Tropez. No further details were given. The 33-year-old is already on bail…

Image copyright Reuters Image caption Flags at the White House returned to full-staff on Monday as the country continues to mourn John McCain US senators have issued a bipartisan call to lower American flags in honour of John McCain after the White House raised its Stars and Stripes back up. Top Democrat Chuck Schumer and…

Image copyright Reuters Image caption U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer (R) embraces Mexican Economy Minister Ildefonso Guajardo The US and Mexico have reached common ground on key trade terms as pressure mounts to complete renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement. US President Donald Trump, a frequent critic of the existing deal, tweeted the…

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Bobi Wine has appeared unsteady and in need of support during his court appearances A judge in Uganda has granted bail to popular musician-turned-politician Bobi Wine and 32 opposition politicians who are facing treason charges. They are accused of allegedly throwing stones at a vehicle in President Yoweri Museveni’s…